Well, someone is getting to sound a bit arrogant, and the funny thing is that he is wrong.
The Rambam clearly defines “Yofeh TT im derech eretz” as getting a Job. Look it up in Peirush HaMishnayos. The Rambam knows wat hes talking about no?
My brother Toi- 2 things: 1. The Rambam is 100% clear in what he says about ‘Derech Eretz’ meaning getting a job as he writes (and please look it up yourlself) “Rotze Lomar Derech Eretz hene HaOsek BiParnasa etc.- CLEAR AS DAY. Its also pretty clear from RASHI that Derech Eretz means Parnasah. Guess who also interpets it like that RABBEINU YONAH- wow! these 3 Gedolei HaRishonim all telling us to work!
sam4321 my previous post is also intended for you as well. Its a very nice Tosafos Yom Tov but look at what the Rishonim say.
Everyone here I humbly suggest when researching a topic like this always turn to the sources, the Rishonim and go from there. Shkoyach on the discussion
One would think that before condescendingly telling us to read the rishonim, you would have at least read the rishonim which were already quoted on this page. You didn’t even need to look up a citation- I quoted it outright.
The meiri is a rishon. The meiri I quoted above says that there is yesh l’faresh that it means working, and yesh l’faresh that it means middos.
I suggest, (with deserved arrogance) that you don’t know nearly enough to “humbly” suggest anything to us.